A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Visit a fourth-generation farm and museum dedicated to everyone's favorite fungi.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.